Gandhi by Christian Wittman

I was inspired, to create this album, by our shared feeling of sadness and diffuse anxiety, in this spring of 2022, in front of the war in Ukraine, the massive destruction of cities and the sufferings of the civil population.

By composing the long melancholic and serene ambient piece which constitutes the second track of this EP, I wanted to express my deep sadness in front of the madness of men and their power of destruction.

It is naturally that I came up with the idea of dedicating this album to Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), pioneer and theorist of non-violence, a spiritual master passionately committed to the quest for truth and the ethics of compassion, whose message of wisdom and tolerance, peace and love has reached a universal dimension today.

It was after the instrumental composition was completed that I was inspired to seek out a short audio recording of Gandhi himself to more closely associate his ideal of peace and spirituality with my music.

These few minutes of a vintage recording from 1931, in which Gandhi exposes this ideal in English, make sense in my musical project, and are integrated in a surprising way, adding a unique touch to the feeling of serenity, melancholy and hope that I tried to express.

Tracklist

1.	Gandhi	8:27

2.	Gandhi. Extended Instrumental Version	18:33

Credits

released May 2, 2022

Electronics, sound design: Christian Wittman
M. K. Gandhi. Spiritual Message. View on God (1931). Unknown recorder. Public domain.

Artwork: M.K. Gandhi. Public domain.

Composed and produced at Nina Studio, Paris, april - may 2022.

Deep Ambient Music Productions — Lightwave.

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